Deens
Afrikaans
Etymology
Inherited from Dutch Deens, equivalent to Deen + -s.
Adjective
Deens (attributive Deense, not comparable)
- Danish (of, from, or pertaining to Denmark, the Danes or the Danish language)
Proper noun
Deens
- Danish (the language spoken by the Danes)
Dutch
Alternative forms
- Deensch (obsolete)
Etymology
From Middle Dutch deensch. Equivalent to Deen + -s.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /deːns/
Audio: (file) - Hyphenation: Deens
- Rhymes: -eːns
Adjective
Deens (not comparable)
- Danish (pertaining to Denmark or Danes)
Declension
| Declension of Deens | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| uninflected | Deens | |||
| inflected | Deense | |||
| comparative | — | |||
| positive | ||||
| predicative/adverbial | Deens | |||
| indefinite | m./f. sing. | Deense | ||
| n. sing. | Deens | |||
| plural | Deense | |||
| definite | Deense | |||
| partitive | Deens | |||
Derived terms
Descendants
- Sranan Tongo: Deinsi
Proper noun
Deens n
- the Danish language